Originally Posted by
PigeonF16
Would the following be an illegal action if I received this from management in response to a request to collect signatures in the pilot lounges?
"We don’t allow political activities in the lounges. I’ve had to address this with other people in the recent past. I respect your right to pursue whatever agenda you might want, and I understand there are actions outlined in the bylaws some are interested in exercising. You will have to collect signatures elsewhere."
The Chief Pilot is wrong because this is not a political activity, it is a union activity. A company MUST allow for proper union activity on its premises. The ALPA boards aren't there because the company wants them, they're there because the law requires it.
The problem here is that the union is the one that gets to decide what is proper union activity. If the union decides the activity is improper and complains to management, then management can use that complaint as a bludgeon to stop the activity. This is DALPA trying to save its skin by partnering with management. If that doesn't tell you everything you need to know about this current MEC administration, I don't know what will.
Carl